"While NOAA has claimed it will continue to promote and research such gear inventions, it is pushing to make implementation optional for fishermen or even halt the program altogether.
“Instead of blaming these creatures for trying to survive in their own habitat, we should be working towards more sustainable fishing practices, and figuring out how to support healthier fish populations so that humans and marine predators don’t have to compete for dwindling numbers of fish,” Treece said."
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